65-year-old dies after questioning by cops in Greater Noida,probe ordered

Jodhanath developed health problems late in the night,following which he was released and taken to a hospital. Police said he died of a cardiac arrest. The autopsy report is awaited.

The son alleged that Jodhanath went into shock after the way the police treated him. “My father was in a deep state of shock and the police did not even take him to a hospital. After our village pradhan intervened,they released us. But my father’s condition got worse. When I took him to hospital,it was too late. He had died,” he said.

Jodhanath was taken by police for questioning about a monetary dispute between the two families.

The body was cremated in the presence of the police on Monday. The District Magistrate met Jodanath’s family at the Collectorate on Monday.

At the request of the villagers,an Superintendent of Police-level inquiry was instituted to check for cases of alleged police high-handedness.

“We are looking into the matter,but it is most likely a case of a cardiac arrest,” said Gautam Budh Nagar Senior Superintendent of Police Jyoti Narayan.